ai4bharat/Pralekha huggingface dataset:
Ministry of Civil Aviation
403 Lifeline Udan flights operated to ensure delivery of essential and medical supplies across the country
403 flights have been operated under Lifeline Udan in domestic sector by Air India, Alliance Air, IAF and private carriers. 235 of these flights have been operated by Air India and Alliance Air. Lifeline Udan flights cover distance of over 3,97, 632 km to deliver essential and medical supplies of around 748.68 tons till 27th April 2020 for people across the country. Lifeline Udan flights are being operated by MoCA to transport essential medical cargo to remote parts of the country to support India’s war against COVID-19.
Private Operators SpiceJet, Blue Dart, Indigo and Vistara are operating cargo flights on a commercial basis. Spicejet operated 633 cargo flights till 27th April 2020 covering a distance of 11,09, 028 km and carrying 4,637 tons of cargo. Out of these, 228 were international cargo flights. Blue Dart operated 219 cargo flights covering a distance of 2,38,928 km and carrying 3,636tons of cargo till 27th April 2020. Out of these, 10 were international cargo flights. Indigo has operated 50 cargo flights till 27th April 2020 covering a distance of 77,996 km and carrying around 185 tons of cargo and including 17 international flights. This also includes medical supplies carried free of cost for the government. Vistara has operated 14 cargo flights till 27th April 2020 covering a distance of 20,466 km and carrying around 113 tons of cargo.
In international Sector, a cargo air-bridge was established with East Asia for transportation of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and Covid-19 relief material. The quantity of medical cargo brought in by Air India is 609 tons. In addition to the above, Blue Dart has uplifted around 109 tons of medical supplies from Guangzhou from 14th April to 27th April 2020. Blue Dart has uplifted 5 tons of medical cargo from Shanghai on 25th April 2020. Spicejet has uplifted 140 tons of medical supplies from Shanghai upto 27th April 2020 and 13 tons medical supplies from Hong Kong and Singapore upto 25th April 2020.
Ministry of Finance
Government Cautions People Against Risks in Investing in Virtual ‘Currencies’; Says VCs are like Ponzi Schemes
The Ministry of Finance has issued the following statement today on Virtual ‘Currencies’.
“There has been a phenomenal increase in recent times in the price of Virtual ‘Currencies’  including Bitcoin, in India and globally. The VCs don’t have any intrinsic value and are not backed by any kind of assets. The price of Bitcoin and other VCs therefore is entirely a matter of mere speculation resulting in spurt and volatility in their prices. There is a real and heightened risk of investment bubble of the type seen in ponzi schemes which can result in sudden and prolonged crash exposing investors, especially retail consumers losing their hard-earned money. Consumers need to be alert and extremely cautious as to avoid getting trapped in such Ponzi schemes. VCs are stored in digital/electronic format, making them vulnerable to hacking, loss of password, malware attack etc. which may also result in permanent loss of money. As transactions of VCs are encrypted they are also likely being used to carry out illegal/subversive activities, such as, terror-funding, smuggling, drug trafficking and other money-laundering Acts.
VCs are not backed by Government fiat. These are also not legal tender. Hence, VCs are not currencies. These are also being described as ‘Coins’. There is however no physical attribute to these coins. Therefore, Virtual ‘Currencies’  are neither currencies nor coins. The Government or Reserve Bank of India has not authorised any VCs as a medium of exchange. Further, the Government or any other regulator in India has not given license to any agency for working as exchange or any other kind of intermediary for any VC. Persons dealing in them must consider these facts and beware of the risks involved in dealing in VCs.
The users, holders and traders of VCs have already been cautioned three times, in December, 2013, February, 2017 and December, 2017, by Reserve Bank of India about the potential financial, operational, legal, customer protection and security related risks that they are exposing themselves to by investing in Bitcoin and/ or other VCs. RBI has also clarified that it has not given any licence/ authorization to any entity/ company to operate such schemes or deal with Bitcoin or any virtual currency. The Government also makes it clear that VCs are not legal tender and such VCs do not have any regulatory permission or protection in India. The investors and other participants therefore deal with these VCs entirely at their risk and should best avoid participating therein.”
Prime Minister's Office
PM to participate in programme marking 20 years of SWAGAT initiative on 27th April
SWAGAT was started by PM in 2003, as the then CM of Gujarat
It was a first of its kind tech-based grievance redressal programme in the country
Reflected early realisation by the then CM Modi of the potential of technology to solve people’s problems
Uniqueness of SWAGAT is that it helps common man air his grievances directly to CM
It enhances ease of living by ensuring grievance redressal in quick, efficient and time-bound manner
Over 99% of grievances resolved till date
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in a programme marking 20 years of completion of the SWAGAT initiative in Gujarat on 27th April at 4 PM via video conferencing. During the event, Prime Minister will also interact with the past beneficiaries of the scheme. Gujarat government is celebrating SWAGAT Saptah, on successful completion of 20 years of the initiative.
SWAGAT  was started by the Prime Minister in April 2003, when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The start of the programme was driven by his belief that the foremost responsibility of a Chief Minister is to solve the problems of the people of his State. With this resolve, along with the early realisation of the potential of technology to promote ease of living, the then CM Modi launched a first of its kind tech-based grievance redressal programme.
The main purpose of this programme was to act as a bridge between the citizens and the government using technology by solving their day-to-day grievances in a quick, efficient and time-bound manner. Over time, SWAGAT brought about a transformative impact in the lives of people and became an effective tool to solve woes in a paperless, transparent and hassle-free manner.
The uniqueness of SWAGAT is that it helps common man air his grievances directly to the Chief Minister. It is held on the fourth Thursday of every month wherein the Chief Minister interacts with citizens for grievance redressal. It has been instrumental in bridging the gap between people and government through prompt resolution of grievances. Under the programme, it is ensured that every applicant is informed of the decision. Proceedings of all applications are available online. More than 99% of grievances submitted till date have been resolved.
The SWAGAT Online Programme has four components: the State SWAGAT, District SWAGAT, Taluka SWAGAT and Gram SWAGAT. The Chief Minister himself attends public hearings during State SWAGAT. The District Collector is in charge of District SWAGAT while the Mamlatdar and a Class-1 Officer head the Taluka SWAGAT. In Gram SWAGAT, citizens file the application from 1st to 10th of every month to the Talati/Mantri. These are included in the Taluka SWAGAT program for redressal. In addition, a Lok Fariyad program is also operational for citizens wherein they file their grievances at the SWAGAT Unit.
The SWAGAT Online Programme has been given various awards over the years, including the United Nations Public Service Award in 2010 for improving transparency, accountability and responsiveness in public service.
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Ministry of Rural Development
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Amrit Sarovars constructed in the country
State/UT wise details of number of Amrit Sarovars sites identified, number of works commenced and number of works completed under Mission Amrit Sarovars as on 23.03.2023 are given at Annexure.
As per guideline of Mission Amrit Sarovar, each Amrit Sarovar will have a pondage area of about 1 acre with a water holding capacity of about 10,000 cubic metre.
The number of Mission Amrit Sarovar sites identified, works commenced and works completed in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh as on 23.03.2023 is given below:
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Number of Amrit Sarovar sites identified
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Number of Amrit Sarovar work commenced
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Number of Amrit Sarovar work completed
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338
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265
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244
Annexure
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State/UT wise details of number of Amrit Sarovars sites identified, number of works commenced and number of works completed under Mission Amrit Sarovars as on 23.03.2023
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S.
No.
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State/UT
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Number of Amrit Sarovar sites identified
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Number of Amrit Sarovar work commenced
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Number of Amrit Sarovar work completed
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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4,381
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2,639
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1,044
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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2,546
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1,299
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920
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3
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Assam
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3,511
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2,687
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1,798
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4
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Bihar
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3,486
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2,114
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870
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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3,702
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2,551
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1,106
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6
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Goa
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169
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144
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112
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7
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Gujarat
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2,663
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2,619
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1,692
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8
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Haryana
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7,281
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2,939
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1,059
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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2,141
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1,279
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771
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10
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Jammu And Kashmir
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4,061
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2,677
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2,427
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11
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Jharkhand
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3,978
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2,005
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1,116
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12
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Karnataka
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6,330
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4,760
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1,968
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13
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Kerala
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871
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591
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149
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14
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Madhya Pradesh
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7,394
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5,966
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2,928
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15
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Maharashtra
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3,073
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2,255
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1,478
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16
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Manipur
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1,311
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729
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570
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17
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Meghalaya
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1,047
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382
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236
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18
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Mizoram
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1,136
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778
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716
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19
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Nagaland
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356
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227
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52
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20
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Odisha
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3,950
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2,765
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951
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21
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Punjab
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1,951
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1,151
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619
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22
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Rajasthan
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4,967
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3,373
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1,545
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23
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Sikkim
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279
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217
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144
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24
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Tamil Nadu
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3,086
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2,168
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1,386
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25
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Telangana
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4,296
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2,571
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841
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26
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Tripura
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997
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988
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676
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27
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Uttarakhand
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1,915
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1,238
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1,108
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28
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Uttar Pradesh
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17,606
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11,751
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9,694
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29
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West Bengal
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270
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16
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7
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30
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Andaman & Nicobar
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352
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198
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139
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31
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Dadra Nagar and Haveli, Daman and Diu
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80
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59
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59
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32
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Ladakh
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173
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112
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109
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33
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Puducherry
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168
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148
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135
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Total
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99,527
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65,396
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38,425
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
BUDGET REITERATES GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE ATMANIRBHARTA IN EQUIPMENT FOR ARMED FORCES
EARMARKS 68 PER CENT OF CAPITAL PROCUREMENT BUDGET FOR DOMESTIC INDUSTRY IN 2022-23, UP FROM 58 PER CENT IN 2021-22
DEFENCE R&D TO BE OPENED UP FOR INDUSTRY, STARTUPS AND ACADEMIA
Reiterating government’s commitment to reduce imports and promote AtmaNirbharta in equipment for the Armed Forces, the Union Budget presented in parliament today by Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, has earmarked 68 per cent of the capital procurement budget for domestic industry in 2022-23, up from 58 per cent in 2021-22.
Union Finance Minister said that Defence R&D will be opened up for industry, startups and academia with 25 per cent of defence R&D budget earmarked. Private industry will be encouraged to take up design and development of military platforms and equipment in collaboration with DRDO and other organizations through SPV model. She emphasized that an independent nodal umbrella body will be set up for meeting wide ranging testing and certification requirements.
Special Service and Features
Centre to issue Kisan cards for all fishermen: Union Minister of State Shri L. Murugan.
The Central Government will issue Kisan cards for even those fishermen who do not have boats, said the Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, fisheries animal husbandry and dairy Shri L. Murugan.
Central Minister Shri L. Murugan, Shri Palanichamy, Director, Tamilnadu Fisheries, Shri Alby John Varghese, District Collector, Thiruvallur and Shri Durai Chandrashekhar, MLA, Ponneri participated in an interaction with the fisherfolk that took place in Pulicat of Thiruvallur district.
During the interaction the Union Minister of State spoke as follows:
In order to stabilize the Pulicat estuary, Rs. 26.85 crore has been sanctioned and review work is in progress. He added that the project will come into effect very soon.
The government is taking significant measures to establish ports all over the country, he stated. Adding that 5 ports including the one in Chennai Kasimedu are to be upgraded to international level, he said that including this, construction works are on to establish 6 new ports in the state of Tamilnadu.
If the State Government requests the Centre regarding the establishment of a port in Pulicat, Shri L. Murugan assured that necessary steps will be taken.
Seaweed farming industry generates more employment. The Minister expressed his happiness that for the first time in India announcement regarding seaweed farming in Tamilnadu has been made in the Union Budget.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana , houses are provided to all, he added. Under this scheme, necessary steps will be taken to provide houses to the people of this region, he said.
Stating that the State of Tamilnadu has a coast line of around 700 km because of which there is scope for huge industrial development in this part of the country, Shri L. Murugan stressed that fisherman have an important role to play in India's economic growth. Further he said that Kisan cards will be issued to all fishermen including to those who do not have own boats.
Prime Minister's Office
PM calls for peace and harmony on Ayodhya verdict
Says verdict should not be seen as a win or loss
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for peace and Harmony on the Ayodhya verdict today.
The Prime Minister said, “The Honourable Supreme Court has given its verdict on the Ayodhya issue. This verdict shouldn’t be seen as a win or loss for anybody. Be it Ram Bhakti or Rahim Bhakti, it is imperative that we strengthen the spirit of Rashtra Bhakti. May peace and harmony prevail!
SC’s Ayodhya Judgment is notable because: It highlights that any dispute can be amicably solved in the spirit of due process of law. It reaffirms the independence, transparency and farsightedness of our judiciary. It clearly illustrates everybody is equal before the law.
The halls of justice have amicably concluded a matter going on for decades. Every side, every point of view was given adequate time and opportunity to express differing points of view. This verdict will further increase people’s faith in judicial processes.
The calm and peace maintained by 130 crore Indians in the run-up to today’s verdict manifests India’s inherent commitment to peaceful coexistence. May this very spirit of unity and togetherness power the development trajectory of our nation. May every Indian be empowered.”
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NCPCR Asks States/UTS to Upload Data of Children Who Have Lost Both or Either of The Parent To Covid-19 On Online Tracking Portal “Bal Swaraj ”
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights , in furtherance to its function as a monitoring authority under section 109 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and in view of the growing problem related to children affected by COVID-19, has devised an online tracking portal “Bal Swaraj ” for child in need of care and protection. This portal of the Commission has been created with a purpose for online tracking and digital real time monitoring mechanism of children who are in need of care and protection. The Commission has extended the use of this portal for tracking children who have lost both its parents or either of the parent during COVID-19 and provided a link under the name of “COVID-Care” for uploading of data of such children by the concerned officer/department on the portal.
The children who have lost family support or are without any ostensible means of subsistence are children in need of care and protection under Section 2 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and all procedures given under the Act for such children must be followed to ensure the well-being and best interest of children.
“Bal Swaraj-COVID-Care”portal is aimed at tracking the children affected by COVID-19 right from the production of children before the Child Welfare Committee  to the restoration of the children to their parent/guardian/relative and its subsequent follow-up. Through the data filled in the portal by the District officers and State officers for each child, the Commission will be able to get information about whether the child is being able to get his/her entitlements, benefits and monetary gains for which the child is entitled to. It will also come to know whether the child has been produced before the CWC and the orders are being passed for him/her. The Commission can also identify if the State is needing financial assistance in getting more funds for giving benefit under implemented schemes to the children.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in SMWP No. 4 of 2020 “In Re. Contagion of Covid-19 virus in Children Homes”, vide order dated 28.05.2021 has directed all district officers across theStates/UTs to fill data on the Commission’s portal, related to children who have become orphan before Saturday evening  on Bal Swaraj portal under the COVID-Care link. The Commission has informed about the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court to all States/UTs through letters to Principal Secretaries of Department of Women and Child Development/Social Welfare on 28.05.2021 and letter to Chief Secretaries on 29.05.2021. The username and passwords of each user/district child protection officer and State Government has been shared with all States/UTs as well.
NCPCR is a statutory body and works under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
UPDATES ON COVID-19
RECOVERY RATE IMPROVES TO 51.08%
CURRENTLY MORE THAN 900 DEDICATED LABS TESTING FOR COVID-19 IN INDIA
During the last 24 hrs, 7419 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,69,797 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 51.08%, which is indicative of the fact that more than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease.
Currently, 1,53,106 active cases are under medical supervision.
ICMR‘s testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons is continuously being ramped up. The number of government labs has been increased to 653 and private labs has been increased to 248 . The break-up is as follows:
Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 534 
TrueNat based testing labs : 296 
CBNAAT based testing labs : 71 
In the last 24 hours, 1,15,519 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 57,74,133
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA .
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva.
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Carbon stock in India increases by 79.4 million tonnes
Quantum of carbon sequestration by a tree depend on various ecological and physical factors including trees species. As per India State of the Forest Report  2021, total carbon stock in forest is estimated as 7,204 million tonnes which include 529.47 million tonnes of carbon stock in plantation/ Trees Outside Forest. There is an increase of 79.4 million tonnes in carbon stock of the country as compared to the last assessment of 2019. The annual increase is 39.7 million tonnes, which is 145.6 million tonnes CO2eq.
India is a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change . A Nationally Designated Authority for Implementation of Article 6 of Paris Agreement  has been notified which has a mandate for approval of projects under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement for carbon trading. Also, an Indian Carbon Market  is envisaged which will inter-alia have an offset mechanism. Under the offset mechanism, carbon credits may be generated and sold by the entities including farmers and Gram Panchayats.
This information was given by Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Defence
MoD revises limits of two family pensions payable to a child in respect of both theparents
The highest pay in the Government has been revised to Rs 2,50,000/- p.m. after the 7th CPC. Accordingly, Department of Pension &Pensioners' Welfare  revised maximum ceiling limits of two family pension payable to a child/children in respect of both the parents to Rs. 1,25,000/- p.m.  and Rs. 75,000/- p.m.  w.e.f. 01.01.2016. Ministry of Defence vide order dated 29.10.2021 has implemented the DoP&PW order mutatis mutandis in respect of Armed Forces Personnel w.e.f. 01.01.2016.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister of Germany visits HQ of Western Naval Command
A German delegation led by H.E. Mr. Boris Pistorius, Minister of Defence of Federal Republic of Germany visited Headquarters, Western Naval Command, Mumbai on 07 Jun 23. The Minister was accompanied by Mr. Benedikt Zimmer , Dr. Jasper Wieck , Dr. Philipp Ackermann  and other delegation members.
The Minister interacted with Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. The visiting delegation was given a presentation on roles, responsibilities, and activities of Western Naval Command.
During the visit at Mumbai, the Minister was given a tour of the latest indigenous warship, INS Mormugao wherein the minister interacted with Indian Navy personnel, including women officers from Indian Navy sailing team. H.E. Mr. Boris Pistorius was also given a tour of the Mumbai Harbour.
After interaction at HQWNC, the delegation visited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., wherein they were apprised of the indigenous ship building capability of MDL. HE. Mr. Boris Pistorius also interacted with Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff, at a reception on 07 Jun 23, at Western Naval Command Officers' Mess.
Consequent to India and Germany signing an agreement on Bilateral Defence Cooperation in 2006, there has been significant enhancement in military interactions. Cooperation in the maritime domain is the most enduring and key facet of engagement between India and Germany, which inter alia encompasses training and reciprocal bilateral visits by naval ships and delegations.
Navies of both the countries share converging views on maritime areas of concern, anti-piracy, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief. The current visit by H.E. Mr. Boris Pistorius would further strengthen the relationship between the two countries.